Arizona Cardinals quarter review: Good, bad, ugly

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GLENDALE, ARIZONA – SEPTEMBER 29: Running back David Johnson #31 of the Arizona Cardinals carries the ball against linebacker Mychal Kendricks #56 and strong safety Bradley McDougald #30 of the Seattle Seahawks in the first half of the NFL game at State Farm Stadium on September 29, 2019 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images) /

The bad

The Cardinals getting too cute on play calling at times. This was more of an issue in week 1 and we’ve seen moments of it since.

At times the play calling has been a little suspect. Short passes on 3rd and long won’t cut it.

Penalties. They “only” had 7 penalties in week 4. But they also had 7 in weeks 1 and 3. They had 8 of them in week 2 against the Ravens. That’s 29 penalties in 4 games. It’s just not the number but the types and timing.

Rushing attack. The final numbers in week 4 looked alright, going over 100-yards rushing but their number 1 back, David Johnson, still doesn’t like like the every down go-to guy he once was.

He rushed 11 times for just 44-yards in week 4. His best week was week 1 in which he ran for 82-yards. It’s not all on him but the ground game has to do better on a more consistent basis.

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